Geregelten

Geregelten is a form of the German adjective derived from regeln, meaning to regulate or standardize. It denotes that something is governed by rules or follows standardized procedures. The form itself is not a standalone dictionary entry; it is an inflected form of the adjective used attributively or predicatively in sentences.

Grammar: "geregelt" is the past participle of regeln; "geregelten" is its declined attributive form. It appears after definite articles or in noun phrases, for example: die geregelten Abläufe, dem geregelten Prozess, die geregelten Rahmenbedingungen. The exact ending depends on gender, number, and case.

Usage: In law, business, science and public administration, "geregelten" describes activities or structures that follow fixed rules or procedures. Common collocations include geregelte Märkte, geregelte Arbeitszeiten, geregelte Abläufe, and geregelte Finanzen. It can be contrasted with unge_regelt or ungeordnet, and with the noun Regel or Regulierung.

Etymology and register: The form derives from Regel (rule) and regeln (to regulate) with the standard German participle prefix ge-. It is widely used in standard German, especially in formal, technical, or bureaucratic style; less common in colloquial speech.

See also: regeln, Regel, Regulierung, geregelte Abläufe.